Combined waist-brace and belt-holder.



PATENIED NOV. 3,1903.

0. BREMER. COMBINED WAIST BRAGE AND-BELT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1992.

K0 MODEL.

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Patented November 3, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

CAROLINE BREMER, OF DAVENPORT, IOWA.

COMBINED WAlST-BRACE AND BELT-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 743,235, dated November 3, 1903. Application filed November 25, 1902- $erial No. 132,812. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, CAROLINE BREMER, re siding at Davenport, in the countyof Scott and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Waist-Brace and Belt-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined waistbrace and belt-holder.

The invention consists of a special article of that character involving novel and useful details of construction.

More specifically stated, the invention consists of an elongated metal plate having peculiar fastening and belt-holding means adapted to provide a bracing-support to the waist,'com' polling the wearer to walk in straight erect position, and thereby giving neatness to the figure of the wearer in front and back.

In addition to the bracing-support afforded the invention includes means for holding down the waist and skirt belt in front.

In order to enable others to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe its construction and use with reference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a view illustrating my invention in use. Fig. 2 is a front or plan view of my improved brace and belt-holder, and Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken on line as a: of Fig. 2.

In carrying out my invention I employ an elongated metal plate A, having near its lower end a series of short slots B with their upper ends enlarged at C, as shown, adapted to receive the stud-head of an ordinary corset-fastoning. The lower portion of the said slot being ofless width than the said stud-head, ob-

viously when the shank of the stud is in the lower portion of the slot its head will secure the plate A against outward movement. At the upper end of my plate I employ a series of elongated slots D, enlarged at their upper ends, as at E. In all respects, save as to length, the latter slots are in shape similar to the lower slots above described, and they are adapted to engage with the corset-fastening studs in the same manner.

It will be noticed that all the slots 0 B and D E in my brace-plate A are located to one side, on its flat side, of a central line extending from end to end of the plate. In corsetfastenings the studs are commonly located to one side-4. a, the front stay of a corset is so disposed as to be worn directly in front with the studs to one side thereof. It is apparent that by locating the slots 0 B and D E to one side, according to my invention, the plate is adapted in use to be locked in place directly in front. With the plate locked in place on the studs, as stated, it will effectively brace both stays, and thereby provide stifiness to the corset-fastening, compelling the wearer to stand erect. By making the slots D longer than the slots B the plate is adapted to be worn with any corset-fastening, whether the fastening-studs vary in space apart or not, as will appear farther on.

In the lower end of the plate A, I form a slot F by a cut-away portion, leaving a tongue which is turned outward and down, forming a hook G. The slot F is adapted to receive one of the lower studs of the corset-fastening. The hook G is designed to engage the belt and waist and hold them down, as will appear farther on.

To protect the corset-waist and skirt-belt from wear, I provide both sides of the whole lower end of the plate A and also the hook with a rubber or other suitable pad H. In

adjusting my improved waist-brace and beltholder in place one of the upper slots is engaged with an upper stud. The plate is then shoved up until a lower stud engages with one short slot, according to how tight the belt is to be worn.

When the plate is in position with the skirt under it, as shown in Fig. 1, the outer waist (not shown) may be pulled down and its under side engaged with the hook G. The

outer belt is now fastened around the persons waist on the outside and shoved down to engagement with the hook G.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The combination with a combined waistbrace and belt-holding plate having two series of stud-engaging slots located, ranging in line, and disposed to one side of the plate as specified, and the slots of one series being longer than the slots of the other series of a engaging hook, and a pad inclosing the whole lower centrally-located belt-engaging hook,

substantially as described.

2. The combination with a combined waist- 5 brace and belt-holding plate having two series of stud-engaging slots with the said slots ranging in line to one side of the plate as specified, of a lower centrally-located beltlower end of the plate and also the said hook, 1o substantially as described.

CAROLINE BREMER.

Witnesses:

ANNIE GESSNER, EMMA ABEL. 

